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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#Brussels is to blame for migration, the #UN is failing to prevent wars, and austerity is on the #IMF. Scapegoating #IOs is supposed to be an easy and frequent move in politics. In a new piece for #EUIdeas, I challenge these claims based on insights from recent studies at #EUI & #LMU.

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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

❓Think national politicians always blame international organisations (IOs) when things go wrong? Visiting Fellow @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social reveals that leaders use this tactic less often and less successfully than we think. Read more 👉 loom.ly/a9c3-Gg

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Back to Europe after a week packed with insightful conversations and exchanges in #NYC about the state of #multilateralism ahead of #UNGA81 🇺🇳 Can multilateral institutions adapt to myriad challenges – from #Trump’s #USA to #Putin’s #Russia to #Xi‘s #China?

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📣 SI “Public Opinion and International Organizations”, ed by @lisadellmuth.bsky.social & @jonastallberg.bsky.social, now found its issue in @the-peio.bsky.social #RIO! doi.org/10.1007/s115...

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Discussing the 9/11 attacks on #BR2 & #ARDAlpha today brought back vivid memories of how the shocking news put an end to the celebrations of my sister’s 1st school day. My thoughts are with the victims and their families! As an #IR researcher, I looked back on how it shaped the past 25 years…

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What is left of #multilateralism today? And can it be reinvented? 🇺🇳 Ahead of #UNGA81, I will present my answers to these questions based on my research on the #contestation and #resilience of multilateral institutions at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social (16 Sept #NYC & online).

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Does international #cooperation collapse without #greatpower support? Evidence from the past 80 years suggests otherwise! I spoke with @gatool.bsky.social for @decorrespondent.nl about how #US 🇺🇸 withdrawal challenges #multilateralism 🇺🇳 – and why its fate also rests with #Europe! 🇪🇺

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happening today👇 Looking forward to the @atlantakademie.bsky.social Lunch Lecture on 9/11 and to discuss with @davidsirakov.bsky.social how it shaped #US relation towards "its" #order #LIO! Join us at 12:00 online to learn more about how we came from liberal #hegemony to illiberal #unilateralism!

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

📅 Lunch lecture 7.9.26 @atlantakademie.bsky.social: Was 9/11 the beginning of the end of the liberal, #US-led world #order? When the Twin Towers collapsed, the US stood at the height of its unipolar dominance. 25 years later, little remains of that order…

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The next #UNSG 🇺🇳 must navigate stormy waters 🌊 Participating in the Guidance and Regional Intelligence for the Transition of #UN Leadership consultations of @unfoundation.org, #Cepei, @nyucic.bsky.social #CIC, #KAS, @idos-research.bsky.social #IDOS was a highly rewarding and insightful experience!

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GlobalPolitics@LMU @globalpoliticslmu.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Is the #EU 🇪🇺 a responsible actor in the #MiddleEast? A new paper by Sandra Bandemer explores this question by studying the #European self creation and empowerment in the #discourse on the #war in #Gaza. doi.org/10.5771/0946...

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

How should #Europe🇪🇺 adapt its foreign and security policy to thrive in a world increasingly marked by #geopolitics and #multipolarity? a) Side with #US🇺🇸 against #China🇨🇳 in a #ColdWar 2.0? b) Focus on #autonomy & ad hoc coalitions? c) Save #multilateralism 🇺🇳 with small & #middlepower partners?

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

What is it like to be part of the #EUI Max Weber Programme #MWP? The recent newsletter provides a glimpse into the numerous events and awards, projects and publications from a stellar group of alumni and current fellows: newsletter.mwpweb.eu/2026/newslet...

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Is the rules-based #order over? 🇺🇳 – Not yet, but it faces a crucial turning point and its fate is also in the hands of #Europe! 🇪🇺 This was the key takeaway of my talk at the #Pfalzakademie Lambrecht today: www.atlantische-akademie.de/susc26

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Are #middlepower alliances between like-minded actors, such as #Europe 🇪🇺 and #Canada 🇨🇦, a viable pathway into a future marked by increased geopolitical rivalry? For a talk at the #AkademieSchwerin, I critically revisited some common assumptions in Western capitals…

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The rules-based #order is not doomed to fail – its fate rests with #middlepowers who can fill the gap left by the #US under #Trump! 📖 This is a key takeaway from my book, "After Exit: US withdrawal and alternative leadership," which is now under contract with Oxford University Press #OUP!

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

How does the massive #US disengagement under #Trump challenge multilateral institutions? What are the costs and opportunities? And are other powers, such as #China or #Europe willing and able to fill the void? It was a pleasure discussing these and other questions with @jenkirby.bsky.social:

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Reflecting on my experiences @auswaertigesamt.bsky.social #AA & #UN mission 🇩🇪🇺🇳 for a joint career event of @lmu.de #LMU & University of Augsburg #UniA brought up many good memories, but also demonstrated how drastically times have changed (apart from my age)...

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It’s a wrap! Over the last two days, we discussed the current #crisis of the rules-based #order, historical precedents, and perspectives for the future of the #EU. I could not have hoped for a better finale to the academic year @eui-eu.bsky.social #EUI !

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

All set for our workshop “Revisiting the Rules-Based Order’s Crisis: Contemporary Challenges, Historical Precedent and Lessons for EU’s Future” (#EUI, Emeroteca, June 16-17)

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🎙️Podcast: The crisis of the rules-based #order and #multilateralism, shifts in #US foreign and #security policy – and how they are also reflected in US popular culture🇺🇸🎶 For this & more, tune in to the latest episode of #KörberStiftung #ListentoWissen / #ByteFM "Wissen"!

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

📢 Workshop next week: “Revisiting the Rules-Based Order’s Crisis: Contemporary Challenges, Historical Precedent and Lessons for the EU’s Future” (@eui-eu.bsky.social #EUI, June 16-17) www.eui.eu/events?id=58...

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

#ARD "Science TeaTime" interview is now available across platforms. We discussed how #Trump challenges #Europe ’s foreign and #security policy as well as long-standing insights in #politicalscience & #IR... …and what it is like to study these developments on a daily basis.

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Want to learn more about the contested international #order amid rising #geopolitics, #authoritarianism, and #powershifts? Join us for two topical panels at this week's 20th anniversary conference of the @eui-eu.bsky.social #EUI Max Weber Programme if you are around: www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

🎙️Podcast interview: How has #Trump 🇺🇸 changed world politics? And how can #Germany 🇩🇪 & #Europe 🇪🇺 cope with growing #uncertainty and #greatpower competition? About these & other questions, I talked with Caro Matzko for #ARD Alpha "Science TeaTime" of course over a cup of tea!

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

📣Call for mentorships Female doctoral candidates and students at #LMU Faculty of Social Sciences can apply until 1 July! As a mentor, I would be delighted to support you in pursuing your career within and outside academia! #GenderEquality #MentorHer #Gleichberechtigung

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Happy to start a new project with @idos-research.bsky.social #IDOS on how IOs and their member states can respond to #US withdrawal under #Trump 2.0!

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

What an insightful and thought-provoking review of our book "European Blame Games" by @tommccraehunter.bsky.social in the latest issue of Politique européenne @politiqueue.bsky.social, co-edited by @samuelbhfaure.bsky.social & Angela Tacea: doi.org/10.3917/poeu...

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Has #Trump rendered established #IR theories obsolete? Today, I had the pleasure to discuss theories of #US #foreignpolicy and their continued value to understand current developments from the war against #Iran to the withdrawal from #multilateralism!

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

First time for me as a guest in a TV studio, discussing how uncertain our world has become since #Trump took office with Caro Matzko for the #ARD Alpha Show "Science TeaTime" at the @brkommunikation.bsky.social #BR yesterday!

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

It was great to be back in New York to discuss with #UN 🇺🇳, #EU 🇪🇺 & member state officials about the budget crisis, #UN80 reforms, and how #Europe can contribute to the #resilience of #multilateralism in the shadow of #US withdrawals. Three insights from my conversations 👇

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Discussing the #US 🇺🇸 #EU 🇪🇺 relationship with colleagues from both sides of the Atlantic over the last two days at the workshop "The Deep Structure of Transatlantic Relations" at @princeton.edu's SPIA DC Center was a very insightful experience! lisd.princeton.edu/events/deep-...

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

It’s a wrap! Over the weekend, we discussed #blame games in IOs, their protagonists, strategies, determinants, and consequences for #legitimacy and #accountability with a view of beautiful Lake Starnberg.

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Bernd Schlipphak @bschlipphak.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Highly interesting paper - congrats! But as you asked researchers for delving more into the conditions under which #scapegoating is successful: a lot of the lit on the topic already suggests (& tests) a moderation effect of characteristics of those receiving the communication. /1

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Can governments scapegoat the #IMF 🌐 to avoid domestic #blame for austerity policies? 🏦📉 In a study with @rodabouharb.bsky.social @uclspp.bsky.social & Bernhard Reinsberg @uofgsocsci.bsky.social, published in @gsqjournal.bsky.social #GSQ, we put this claim to a test: doi.org/10.1093/isag...

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I had a great time in Rome talking with government delegations and #UN officials about how disengagement and funding cuts by the #US under the second #Trump Administration are impacting their work and how #Europe is responding. 🇺🇳🇪🇺

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GlobalPolitics@LMU @globalpoliticslmu.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🎓One month left to apply for our new M.A. in Global Public Policy at @lmu.de #LMU!

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

At Germany’s #UN 🇺🇳 city, I had the pleasure of accepting the Biannual Dissertation Award of the UN Association of Germany #DGVN last Friday for my research on #US withdrawal and its impact on #multilateralism. dgvn.de/aktivitaeten... Credit for images: Michelle Gassner | DGVN Landesverband NRW

Image credit: Michelle Gassner | DGVN Landesverband NRW

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Can member states hide behind IOs, like the #EU, when their policies become contested? 🇪🇺🐐 A joint paper with Bernhard Zangl, Juliane Glovania & Louisa Klein-Bölting investigating this question was just published in the latest issue of the @risjnl.bsky.social #RIS: doi.org/10.1017/S026...

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GlobalPolitics@LMU @globalpoliticslmu.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

How are today’s challenges, from global warming to disease prevention to cyber security, shaped by the interplay of national, European, and international policies? 🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇳 🎓The new M.A. in Global Public Policy at @lmu.de #LMU will equip students with the analytical tools to answer these questions!

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

How has #Trump 2.0 challenged the rules-based order? Is the transition into a power-based order inevitable? For the @eui-eu.bsky.social #EUIResearch, I took stock of one year of Trump’s 2nd presidency: www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...

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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

🔎 New interview w/ @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social exploring how global governance might evolve under Trump II — from erosion of multilateral norms to renewal via new coalitions. ➡️ loom.ly/jxEueE8

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

At #MSC2026, #Germany & #EU should put #multilateralism centre stage. Sustaining the rules-based order is in Europe's core strategic interest, as I discussed with @horbankatharina.bsky.social for @table.media: table.media/security/ana... Some key takeaways below👇

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ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

🆕 ENSURED Blog! Trump’s renewed withdrawals from international institutions echo Trump 1.0. A new ENSURED blog by @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social distils 3 lessons for defending IOs. 🔑 takeaway: Western powers & the EU must preserve the rules-based order! 📝: www.ensuredeurope.eu/blog/three-l...

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Tim Heinkelmann-Wild @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

1 year into #Trump's new take on #AmericaFirst 🇺🇸 what is similar and what is different to his first term? 3 lessons from Trump 1.0 about responding to renewed institutional contestation by Trump 2.0 in my contribution to @iajournal.bsky.social's blog: medium.com/internationa...

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Trump’s defiance of international institutions

Tim Heinkelmann-Wild explores three lessons for institutions facing renewed contestation from the second Trump administration

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GlobalPolitics@LMU @globalpoliticslmu.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

How are #France 🇫🇷 and #Germany 🇩🇪 driving European 🇪🇺 #security and #defense policy? 🛡️ Moritz Weiss will discuss this question with Alexandre A. Vulic of the French Consulate in Munich & Walburga von Lerchenfeld of the #CSU Foreign and Security Policy working group.

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